M3.8 earthquake 31 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece

Magnitude

3.8 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Tue, May 20, 2003, 1:16 AM GMT+3

UTC

2003-05-19 22:16:06 UTC

Depth

14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.900° N, 26.060° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000bxj1. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

178°

Stations used

16

• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast96 kmESE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast402 kmSSW

After

1. 3.360 km NNE of Eloúnda, GreeceTue, May 20, 7:50 PM GMT+3 · 8534 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
2. 4.583 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceFri, May 30, 1:47 PM GMT+3 · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
3. 3.214 km WNW of Fry, GreeceThu, Jun 5, 8:26 AM GMT+3 · 8519 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
4. 4.287 km S of Néa Anatolí, GreeceSun, Jun 8, 5:16 PM GMT+3 · 8516 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
5. 4.166 km SE of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Jun 16, 3:22 PM GMT+3 · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
6. 3.325 km N of Eloúnda, GreeceThu, Jun 26, 12:06 AM GMT+3 · 8498 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
7. 3.318 km N of Eloúnda, GreeceThu, Jun 26, 12:41 AM GMT+3 · 8498 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
8. 3.1Crete, GreeceThu, Jun 26, 3:31 PM GMT+3 · 8498 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
9. 4.070 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Jun 29, 12:49 PM GMT+3 · 8495 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
10. 3.799 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Jun 29, 1:17 PM GMT+3 · 8495 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
11. 4.044 km SE of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Jun 29, 2:08 PM GMT+3 · 8495 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
12. 3.687 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Jul 2, 7:45 AM GMT+3 · 8492 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
13. 3.714 km S of Sitia, GreeceWed, Jul 2, 11:44 PM GMT+3 · 8491 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
14. 4.289 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceFri, Jul 4, 12:58 AM GMT+3 · 8490 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
15. 3.96 km S of Sitia, GreeceFri, Jul 4, 5:10 PM GMT+3 · 8490 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
16. 4.128 km S of Sitia, GreeceFri, Jul 4, 5:35 PM GMT+3 · 8490 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
17. 3.717 km S of Sitia, GreeceSat, Jul 5, 6:23 AM GMT+3 · 8489 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
18. 3.814 km SSW of Sitia, GreeceSat, Jul 5, 6:56 AM GMT+3 · 8489 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
19. 3.740 km S of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Jul 5, 1:53 PM GMT+3 · 8489 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
20. 3.58 km SSW of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Jul 7, 1:41 AM GMT+3 · 8487 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
21. 3.422 km SSE of Sitia, GreeceMon, Jul 7, 6:55 PM GMT+3 · 8487 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
22. 3.55 km W of Sitia, GreeceTue, Jul 15, 2:44 PM GMT+3 · 8479 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
23. 3.336 km SSW of Pýrgos, GreeceWed, Jul 16, 7:24 PM GMT+3 · 8477 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

Before

1. 4.139 km ESE of Ierápetra, GreeceSun, May 18, 5:05 AM GMT+3 · 8537 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
2. 3.413 km ENE of Kentrí, GreeceSat, May 17, 9:58 PM GMT+3 · 8537 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
3. 3.64 km ENE of Neápoli, GreeceTue, May 13, 11:58 PM GMT+3 · 8541 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
4. 3.628 km SE of Pýrgos, GreeceTue, May 13, 8:18 AM GMT+3 · 8542 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
5. 3.622 km S of Pýrgos, GreeceMon, May 12, 9:30 AM GMT+3 · 8543 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
6. 3.725 km S of Pýrgos, GreeceMon, May 12, 5:16 AM GMT+3 · 8543 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
7. 3.43 km WNW of Néa Anatolí, GreeceSat, May 10, 8:34 AM GMT+3 · 8545 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
8. 4.08 km S of Sitia, GreeceFri, May 9, 9:48 AM GMT+3 · 8546 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
9. 3.90 km ENE of Sitia, GreeceFri, May 9, 5:10 AM GMT+3 · 8546 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
10. 3.744 km WNW of Fry, GreeceWed, May 7, 4:10 PM GMT+3 · 8548 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
11. 3.538 km WNW of Fry, GreeceWed, May 7, 12:27 AM GMT+3 · 8548 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
12. 3.542 km S of Fry, GreeceSun, May 4, 4:00 AM GMT+3 · 8551 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bxj1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:37 AM UTC.